Data Consultant (Data Modelling)

Valcon A/S; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 4 months' salary

Company car or mobility budget

Flexible holidays and sabbatical

Lifestyle and sports membership

Remote work abroad 10 days/year

Vibrant professional/social events

Job summary

Valcon A/S in the Netherlands is seeking a Data Modelling Consultant to translate business needs into conceptual and logical data models for data platforms, reporting, dashboards and advanced analytics.

You will join cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data products, define modelling standards, and support data governance and frameworks across projects.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in data modelling
• Familiar with data modelling methodologies (Ensemble, Dimensional, Relational) and standards (Data vault, Kimball, Inmon, Graph)
• Familiar with data lineage and data architecture
• Familiar with SQL and data query languages
• Experience in data warehousing, BI, or reporting environments
• Experience with governance around data models
• Strong abstract thinking and ability to design solutions at detail and higher levels
• Strong communication with business and technical teams

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain conceptual and logical data models based on business requirements
• Identify key business entities and their relationships with stakeholders
• Ensure alignment between models and analysts, engineers and architects
• Support data governance and data management activities (ownership, definitions, standards)
• Help improve best practices and modelling frameworks

Skills

Data modelling

Dimensional modelling

Relational modelling

Data governance

Data lineage

Strong communicator

Analytical thinking

Curiosity / can-do attitude

Tools

SQL

Job description

Do you want to turn complexity into clarity through well-designed data models? Do you want to help organisations lay the foundation for data-driven decision making?

As a Data Modelling consultant at Valcon, you make a difference by using your strong analytical and communication skills to understand business processes and the data that supports them. You collaborate with both business stakeholders and technical teams to create conceptual and logical data models that support data platforms, reporting, dashboards, and advanced analytics.

You will work on exciting data-driven transformation projects where your models form the blueprint for high-impact data solutions. You also play a key role in defining modelling standards and ensuring consistency across data products.

What will you do?

As a Data Modelling Consultant, you are part of cross-functional teams delivering scalable and maintainable data products. You translate business needs into conceptual or logical models, contribute to data frameworks, and support the delivery of data products and platforms.

Among your responsibilities will be the following:

• Design and maintain conceptual and logical data models based on business requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify key business entities and their relationships.
• Work with analysts, engineers and architects to ensure alignment between models.
• Support data governance and data management activities (ownership, definitions, standards).
• Share your knowledge and help improve best practices and modelling frameworks.

What do we offer you?

• Personal development: a tailor-made growth path with trainings, courses, certifications and mentoring by experienced colleagues.
• An innovative work environment: collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and consulting.
• Immediate impact and responsibility: you'll make a difference for our clients from day one and are entrusted with responsibilities that will bring out the best in you.
• Inspiring work culture: a supportive, flexible, and no-nonsense environment that fosters your growth and fully allows you to be yourself.

Additionally, we offer:

• Competitive and transparent salary according to our pay structure, an annual bonus of up to 4 months' salary (depending on seniority level, individual performance, and company results), and a monthly expense allowance of €95.
• A company car or mobility budget.
• A workplace that prioritizes and respects your work-life balance (for example by offering you the option of taking a sabbatical or expand the amount of holidays per year).
• An affordable sports membership that allows you to participate in 50 different sports offered by over 10,000 partners.
• The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
• A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.

Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in data modelling or related roles
• Familiar with data modelling methodologies (e.g., Ensemble, Dimensional, Relational) and standards (e.g., Data vault, Kimball, Inmon, Graph).
• Familiar with data lineage and data architecture.
• Familiar with SQL and data query languages.
• Experience in data warehousing, BI, or reporting environments.
• Experience with digital tooling for modelling is a plus.
• Experience with data management, you are able to set up a governance structure around data models.
• Strong abstract thinking level and able to design solutions on both detailed and higher levels.
• Strong communicator, able to connect with both business and technical teams.
• You are curious and have both integrity and a can-do mentality.